b7er بحر
Moroccan Darija · noun
“b7er” (بحر) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning sea, seaside.
Meanings
- sea, seaside
- ocean, vast expanse
Usage
B7er means the sea, and by extension the beach or the seaside. Mcha l-b7er means both "to go to the sea" and "to go to the beach". It is almost always used with the article: l-b7er. The plural is b7our, and the form b7ar is also found. The same word is used for the Atlantic Ocean. Figuratively, b7er dial… expresses a large quantity: b7er dial s7ab, "a sea of clouds". It is a basic word, used in all registers.
Example
غادي يمشي ل بحر
ghadi ymchi l b7er
“He is going to go to the sea.”
Forms
| plural | b7ora |
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Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “b7er” but also “b7ar”, “bhar” and “b7r”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “b7er” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “sea”; “beach, seaside”: bhar in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “sea”; “beach, seaside”: b7ar in Tunisian.